Fritz Coleman

Actor

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

BIOGRAPHY

Fritz Coleman (born May 27, 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a weathercaster for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, California.After he grew up in Radnor, Pennsylvania, he attended Salem College in West Virginia and Temple University in Philadelphia where he studied radio, television, and film. Like many popular weather anchors, he serves as a weather reporter rather than a meteorologist as he doesnt have a degree in meteorology. This facet may be contrary to popular belief.He worked as a comedian and disc jockey for several years and as a radio personality at WBEN and later WKBW in Buffalo, New York. He left Buffalo for Los Angeles in 1980 to work as a stand-up comic. In 1982 he began work as weekend weatherman at KNBC, and has been the weekday weatherman since 1984.He has written and performed two one-man theater acts, titled The Reception and Its Me! Dad!. He received the 2004 EMA Community Service Award for his involvement with KNBCs 4 Our Planet, a childrens program. He appeared in a supporting role in one of Raymond Burrs last Perry Mason television films, The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host, in 1993.He received a thanks credit on the film Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, an “alternate film” companion to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.From 2009 to 2011, Coleman also did the weekday weather (in addition to KNBC) for San Diegos NBC affiliate, KNSD.

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